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Hultgren nominates area students for military service academies

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June 22, 2018

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Eubin Kim (from back left) of Hawthorne Woods, U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; Joseph Moore of McHenry, U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs; James Stefo III of Antioch, U.S. Air Force Academy; Sean Adams of Batavia, U.S. Air Force Academy; U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren; Brennan Hare of Sugar Grove, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point; Phillip Koenig of Crystal Lake, U.S. Air Force Academy; Noah Herdman of Naperville, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Mackenzie Adkins (from front left) of Geneva, U.S. Air Force Academy; Therese Hein of Geneva, U.S. Air Force Academy; James Durant IV of Plainfield, U.S. Military Academy Prep School, pose for a photo. Ethan Barangan of Plainfield, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, is not pictured.

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren announced that 11 students from the 14th Congressional District have been selected to attend U.S. military service academies as the Class of 2022.

Hultgren hosted the selected students – including one from McHenry and one from Crystal Lake – at a formal reception at the Campton Hills district office. Factors such as academic achievement, strong character, leadership skills, physical aptitude and exceptional motivation are taken into consideration for service academy selection.

“I am incredibly proud of these
11 students who embody the best of the 14th District through their upright character and academic achievements thus far,” Hultgren said. “I was honored to nominate these individuals to our nation’s top military education institutions and look forward to following the progress of their careers.”